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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Re: STANLEY FISH: GOD TALK 2, NYT 2009

http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/god-talk-part-2/

As an atheist, I do not deny the existence of God. Reason tells me God exists.

There is a God(s) because we have created it. It describes and expresses a need that many human beings and societies have. Bertram Russell thought it a crutch. Sometimes when i am anxious, I read my horoscope. So I can relate.

God is a metaphor, as Joseph Campbell said. To me it is an abstract noun, like good.

I do not need God (one, or with just many arms) in my striving to be a good person. Nor do I need God to define what good is. What is morality but high intelligence? asked Julian Huxley. Reason is enough - and weighted with less cultural baggage.